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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Favōnius1

Favōnius m sg (genitive Favōniī or Favōnī)
Classical[faˈwoː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[faˈvɔː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Marcus Favonius, a Roman politician

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFavōnius—
genitiveFavōniī
Favōnī		—
dativeFavōniō—
accusativeFavōnium—
ablativeFavōniō—
vocativeFavōnī—

Făvōnĭus, ii, m. faveo.
I. The west wind, also called Zephyrus, which blew at the commencement of spring, and promoted vegetation, Sen. Q. N. 5, 16; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119; 16, 25, 39, § 93; 18, 34, 77, § 337; Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 71; Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 2; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 27; id. Ac. 2, 33, 105; Hor. C. 1, 4, 1 al.—
B. Deriv.: † făvōnĭālis, Ζεφύριος, Gloss. Philox.—
II. A Roman proper name. So esp. M. Favonius, a contemporary of Cicero and an imitator of M. Cato, whence he received the derisive sobriquet of simius Catonis, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5; 2, 1, 9; 2, 4, 7; Val. Max. 2, 10; Suet. Aug. 13. —
B. Deriv.: Făvōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Favonius, Favonian: pira, Col. 5, 10, 18; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 54.

Origins

From faveō.

In English words that came into English from Favōnius

  • foehnfaōnius
noun · masculinesecond declension
favōnius2
favōnius m (genitive favōniī or favōnī)
Classical[faˈwoː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[faˈvɔː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. the west wind, Zephyrus
  2. A Roman proper name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefavōniusfavōniī
genitivefavōniī
favōnī		favōniōrum
dativefavōniōfavōniīs
accusativefavōniumfavōniōs
ablativefavōniōfavōniīs
vocativefavōniefavōniī

Origins

Implying Proto-Italic *fawō (“one who favors/warms”): either from the root of faveō (“to favor”) and Faunus (itself of disputed etymology), or from that of foveō (“to warm, cherish”), with the *-ow- > -av- development of caveō, lavō (known as Thurneysen-Havet's Law).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianfogno
  • Neapolitanabbafaogno
Ancient borrowings
  • GermanFöhnfrom Old High German phonno
  • GreekΦαώνιοςfrom Koine Greek Φαώνιος
Learned borrowings
  • Italianfavonio
Elsewhere
  • Spanishfavonio
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshfavugn
Ibero-Romance
  • Aragonesefagüenyo
  • Old Spanishfauonno

In English words that came into English from favōnius

  • foehnfaōnius
  • favonianfavōniānus

Quick answers

What does Favōnius mean in Latin?
Favōnius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Favōnius?
The genitive singular is Favōniī. Favōnius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Favōnius?
In classical Latin, [faˈwoː.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faˈvɔː.ni.us].